On the Map: Charting the Landscape of Girl Work

This document presents the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and how they have worked for many years to advance girls around the world. Recognizing the recent growth in girl-related attention and investment, ICRW undertook an initial mapping exercise in 2009 to understand more about the current landscape of "girl work" in the developing world. This paper presents the key findings from this exercise, describing what we have learned about the donors and organizations engaged in girl work, the policy and program efforts underway, and current and future directions for the field. It is hoped that the findings and considerations emerging from this mapping exercise will contribute toward a more strategic and coordinated effort to mobilize additional actors, resources and ideas on behalf of girls around the world

There is a significant disconnect between how organizations are structured and where the girl agenda hopes to go.
Tweet

A major challenge to scaling up work with girls is getting governments to take up their cause.
Tweet

Across the board, people working in the girl arena appreciate the momentum that has been generated and feel that this is the time to push forward to invest in more programs that reach more girls.
Tweet

The vast majority of groups focus on the people and institutions in girls' environments, not just on the girls themselves.
Tweet

There are persistent information gaps that make understanding the girl arena a challenge.
Tweet

Little collaboration is evident among organizations working on behalf of girls, which can lead to "random" investments that fail to build on past efforts.
Tweet